Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
Paper format. 16-Mec-B3 Energy Conversion and Power Generation, December 2017. Three hours, closed book. Section A is calculative with five questions and Section B is descriptive with three; candidates answer four from Section A and two from Section B, so six questions of 10 marks each constitute a complete 60-mark paper. Reference data for particular questions are bound in as pages 10–13, reference formulae and constants as pages 14–17, and the steam tables from Granet & Bluestein are provided. Every one of the eight printed questions is answered below, because the set is a study resource rather than an examination script.
Reference texts. Granet & Bluestein, Thermodynamics and Heat Power, 6th ed. (steam tables, vapour cycles, gas turbines); El-Wakil, Powerplant Technology (heat balance diagrams, combined cycles, cooling water, environmental impact of power generation); Çengel & Boles, Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 9th ed. (Brayton and Rankine cycles, jet propulsion); Rayaprolu, Boilers for Power and Process (pulverised firing, low-NOx burners, ash handling); Fox & McDonald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (hydraulic machines, energy equation).
